- Bookseller: Kenneth Karmiole, Bookseller, Inc.
- Seller Inventory #: 5370
- Book condition:
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Milner and Company, Limited.
- Place: London
- Date published: N.d. (circa 1885)
Book Description
London: Milner and Company, Limited.. N.d. (circa 1885). Sm. 8vo. (5î x 3-1/4î). 448pp. Color printed frontispiece. Orig. red cloth, spine stamped in black & gilt. A lovely copy.
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
spine : The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf. Also known as the back.
gilt : The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book. The edges of the text block, or an inlay in the front cover of the boards, for example.
frontispiece : A portrait or illustration on the page opposing the title page.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
